Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Coty

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) – Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Coty in a report released on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst V. Bagree now forecasts that the company will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.08. The consensus estimate for Coty’s current full-year earnings is $0.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Coty’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

Coty (NYSE:COTY) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by ($0.11). Coty had a net margin of 0.22% and a return on equity of 6.34%.

COTY has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Coty from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Raymond James reduced their price objective on shares of Coty from $13.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Coty from $7.00 to $6.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Coty from $9.00 to $7.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price target on Coty from $15.00 to $10.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $9.89.

Coty Stock Down 0.9 %

COTY opened at $5.94 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.45. Coty has a 12 month low of $5.42 and a 12 month high of $13.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -593.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.89. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.84.

Institutional Trading of Coty

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Banco Santander S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Coty by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 23,112,758 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,029,000 after acquiring an additional 79,180 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Coty by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 20,214,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,691,000 after purchasing an additional 2,175,120 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Coty by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 13,318,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,697,000 after purchasing an additional 1,569,315 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Coty by 2.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,043,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,696,000 after purchasing an additional 251,964 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Coty by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 9,824,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,379,000 after purchasing an additional 37,412 shares during the period. 42.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Coty

Coty Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells beauty products worldwide. It operates through Prestige and Consumer Beauty segments. The company provides fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care products. It offers Prestige segment products primarily through prestige retailers, including perfumeries, department stores, e-retailers, direct-to-consumer websites, and duty-free shops under the Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Davidoff, Escada, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Jil Sander, Joop!, Kylie Jenner, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Orveda, philosophy, SKKN BY KIM, and Tiffany & Co brands.